Muslims in Spain issued a fatwa against Osama bin Laden yesterday.

The ruling by the Islamic Commission of Spain, the main body representing the nation’s one million Muslims, came on the eve of the first anniversary of the Madrid train bombings, which were linked to the al-Qa’eda network.

10 bombs exploded on commuter trains in Madrid a year ago, killing 191 and injuring 1,500

The commission’s leader, Mansur Escudero, said the group had consulted Muslim leaders in other countries, such as Libya and Morocco - home to most of the suspects in the March 11 bombings.

The fatwa said that, in accordance with the Koran, “the terrorist acts of Osama bin Laden and his organisation al-Qa’eda… are totally banned and must be roundly condemned as part of Islam”.

The fatwa is believed to represent the first major condemnation of bin Laden by a mainstream Muslim organisation.

Ha! This is so cool. Great to hear. Of all the fatwas out there, its about time one gets put on Bin Laden. I’m a bit dismayed this is the first one to really come about, but hopefully this will be the start of more Muslims rejecting Bin Laden and his ilk. If anyone should, it should be American Muslims, but awesome to see Spain lead the way.

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